Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-10-20
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State to-day. A magnificent system Of
education has been conceived and brought
forward to high development A school
house to every three and half square
miles, and less illiteracy than In any
country on the globe. Splendid edihces.
in which are cared for the blind, insane,
feeble minded. deaf and dumb. INDECENT
soldiers, soldiers orphans. aud all Others
who are SO afflicted as TO demand the care
of the State; each and all Of which are
milestones which mark the resplendenl
sweep of progress which has been inaug-
nrated aud carried forward during the
lhirty.one years tenure OF office OF the
Republican party in Iowa,
| II may be said by some that claim too
much credit for the Republican party in
inaugurating the State institutions. II
you so back In the history Of the Lcgis-
lature OF 1856, you will find what | say to
be true, for our Democratic friends, when
The first State institution (the hospital at
Mt PloasanD was instituted, held eau
Gus and resolved TO vote against 1t, and
with but one exception their vote rs a
party was recorded against II,
But have depressed Have the people
in all these years been burdencd by taxa.
lion for all this Improvement and develop,
|
At all. During these thlrty.one years tho
people OF this State have paid lower
rate of taxation on q lower ratio Of AS
Sessment than the people Of any State In
the Union, you do not believe this let
me ask you TO compare your State taxes
and expenditures with those OF other
States, la Democratic Missouri. with
out third more population, tho State
taxes are twice as high as In Iowa In
Virginia with less population, the State
taxes are twice as high rs we pay; and In
Democratic Georgia and Indiana II costs
nearly four times ~ much TO administer
their State government as II does In Re.
publican Iowa; aud even many OF our
sister Republican States can learn econo-
my OF our State administration by follow
ing the same economical policy that the
Republican party has In this State,
The Republican party In Iowa, during
the thirty.onc years un Ter consideration
has collected about forty millions OF dol
lars In taxes from the people, out OF which
1t has administered your State govern.
ment. and built and paid for all your State
Institutions including your magnificent
capitol building. and save u small sum by
one dishonest official the tax payers have
lost nothing by the administration Of tho
Republican party.
| Compare this report with the Democrat
c city OF New York. In that doodle
city, IL costs, one year with another. M
much TO administer Its affairs ~ the Re.
publican party has collected from tho
people OF Iowa In thirty one years The
same Is relatively true Of Chicago, More.
over the States have cited In comparl.
| son nre burdenod with debt,
| As an evidence OF good management by
tho Republicans when In power lot me
call your attention to Missouri When
tho Republican party went into power IN
that State, they found debt Of S3i, 000,.
D00 when they went out OF power In
1871, that debt had been reduced to $l7.'
D00, 600 Or this reduction IL Is proper 10
say ~, 600, 900 was because of repayment
Of the federal government advances made,
leaving 81 ,000, 900 as the reduction OF tho
State administration. Now. after sixteen
years OF Democratic control, tile debt has
been reduced less than 81, 900, 900, leaving
debt amounting 10 moro than Sla. 0OO,.
$50. As It resulted In Missouri, 20 IL did
In many other States similarly situated.
But hear some one OF my Democratic
friends say that tho Republican party has
created State debt In violation OF our
constitution. This | deny, II is true
that the last legislature, for the purpose
OF increasing the much needed facilities
for the insane and other intirm wards OF
the State, the care Of which Is not only
humane. but Is the highest duty of the
State TO undertake., did appropriate n
larger amount than there was ready cash
In your State Treasury to meet the war
rants on presentation. The alternative
presented to the Legislature was either to
bond the State, to increase your taxes
materially, or to anticipate the revenue to
the amount required to meet the rapidly
increasing and pressing necessities The
latter course was taken, and wisely taken
In my opinion.
A word about our State debts and the
right TO incur them. When our present
constitution was adopted, the State had
borrowed about 300, 900 from The school
fund by the defalcations Of one DIR.
| Eads, Democrat and other accounting
officers OF the school fund, there was u
shortage of about $45, 900. This with the
800, 900 above alluded 10. was assumed
by the State. and our organic laws require
the State TO pay not less than per cent
interest on II annually. II Is not State
debt within the purview Of the constitu.
ton. ii lsa charge in pcrnriniiv md
cannot be paid without constitutional
amendment (see article7, sec. 8. constitu-
ton Of Iowa). The other provision of
| the organic law (article z sec. q forblds
State debt Of over $250,000. This clause
pertains to permanent debt. No court
| In Christcndom would for moment hold
that the State should be forbidden to an.
ticipate its revenues for the purpose OF
carrying on the administration OF Its
affairs. or be estopped from fulfilling Its
duties to those dependent on 1t on nc
count OF their infirmitles. A contrary
opinion would be to bring your State
| government to n stand still. Besides the
anticipation Of its revenues Is not debt
within the limit If the constitution. /
have ID profound respect and personal ad-
miration for my Democratic friend who
last year addressed the State so feelingly
In regard TO the illegaity Of this antici.
patton of the taxes; and IL wanted his
| legal opinion on this question, am GER
tain that il would be OF far greater value
and In direct opposition to that which he
gives as a partisan The State is in the
position that many well-to-do, and
really wealthy business man is, who finds
himself short Of funds occasionally; he
has immediate use for more money than
he has on hand; possessed of ample funds
which are maturing day by day, he goes
to his bank and asks to make an over
draft. The bank knowing that its GUS
toner is solvent, permits him to over
check his account. When his maturing
debts are paid, he takes up his ovcrdraft.
the difference Of interest is paid, and he
is square with the bank.
You, fellow citizens, are the bank OF
the State. A bank which to one who
knows the financial resources of Iowa. as
know her. will never fail. You owe to
the State certain amount OF taxes fall
ing due in 1888. The State In her me-
cessties has asked you to let her averdraw
her account, and that overdraft, which
amounted on Sept. 30 to $6i3, 1876, and the
State Treasurer has issued n call to pay
5000. 900 of this amount Oct 90, which
will leave the amount at S443, 12G, which
will be wiped out in 1888
In conclusion, fellow citizens, ask you
in all candor, do you think You would be
benefited in the administration Of your
State affairs by admitting our Democratic